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Gattuso rues clash

MILAN, February 16- AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso admitted he had lost his head after he butted Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan after the final whistle.

Gattuso had earlier pushed Jordan in the neck when the two squared up on the sidelines during the game, but after the final whistle he stormed up to the Scot, a former Milan player, and head-butted him.

He was getting increasingly frustrated during the game which Spurs won 1-0.

"I lost my head and I’m taking responsibility because I did something I shouldn’t have done," said the fiery midfielder, a former Rangers player.

"Jordan was breaking my balls throughout the second half but that doesn’t justify my reaction.

"I was annoyed about the words I’d exchanged with Jordan. We were both speaking Scottish given that I played in his country in Glasgow but I’m not going to say what was said.

"I made a mistake doing what I did to an older person, and that’s it.

"I’ll wait and see what (UEFA) decides."

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp made light of the incident even joking that Gattuso wouldn’t have had much success in a scrap between the pair.

"They lost their heads at the end there – they were rattled for sure – and I guess that’s a good sign," he said.